October 28th, 2008 — California, No on 8, Politics, Prop 8, Proposition 8, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Susan from Susan E. @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
When I moved to San Francisco after college, I had as many gay friends as straight ones. We went dancing together, cooked each other dinner, teased each other mercilessly about our boy and girlfriends and sat up late into the…
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September 29th, 2008 — Biden, McCain, Palin, Politics, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Susan, obama from Susan E. @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
I’m not old enough to remember John F. Kennedy, but I do remember the hush that fell over my family when they spoke about him so many years later: the reverence, the respect, and the sense of real promise too…
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September 1st, 2008 — Autism, Education, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Susan from Susan E. @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
In the wake of the Olympics, the Democratic National Convention, the nomination of Sarah Palin and now Hurricane Gustav, is it any wonder that school started with nary a whisper? For those of us with kids with special needs, girding…
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For anyone who felt nerdy, unattractive, unappreciated, misunderstood, bullied or otherwise confused in middle- and high school, this is your lucky day. Can I Sit With You? The Stormy Social Seas of the Schoolyard, edited by Shannon Des Roches Rosa…
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July 3rd, 2008 — Autism, Susan from Susan E. @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Our five-year-old son Isaac can be hard to engage, so my husband J. thought that a little fun with Google Image Search wouldn’t hurt. After all, what’s wrong with pictures of…
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I rolled out of bed late yesterday and ended up in a mad dash taxi ride to work. The sky was a smoky orange from the fires raging around the state. Ominous. I struck up a conversation with the driver,…
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April 1st, 2008 — Autism, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Susan from Susan E. @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
April 1 marks the first day of Autism Awareness Month, and the media are ablaze with story after story after OpEd after story about autism’s mysteries, controversies and neurological underpinnings. CNN has been particularly active, launching a series this month…
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